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Malvella leprosa

(Ortega) Krapov.

Alkali Mallow

G5Secure Found in 5 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.134003
Element CodePDMAL0U020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderMalvales
FamilyMalvaceae
GenusMalvella
Other Common Names
alkali mallow (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Review Date1993-09-28
Change Date1993-09-28
Edition Date1993-09-28
Edition AuthorsStoner, N.; Rev. C. Annable
Range Extent Comments
UT (Cache, Emery, Millard, Salt Lake, San Juan, Tooele, Uintah, Utah, Washington, and Weber counties), WA, ID, CA (especially Great Central Valley), TX; Mexico; South America.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Saline meadows, seeps, valleys, and orchards at less than 1000 m elevation.
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
KansasS1Yes
ColoradoS1Yes
WashingtonSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
NevadaS3Yes
OklahomaS1Yes
OregonSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (5)
California (5)
AreaForestAcres
Granite PeakSan Bernardino National Forest450
Machesna MountainLos Padres National Forest12,271
PaiuteInyo National Forest58,712
TinemahaInyo National Forest27,060
WoolstaffSequoia National Forest41,445
References (4)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2015. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 6. Magnoliophyta: Cucurbitaceae to Droserceae. Oxford University Press, New York. 496 pp + xxiv.
  2. Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: Higher plants of California. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. 1400 pp.
  3. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  4. Welsh, S.L., N.D. Atwood, L.C. Higgins, and S. Goodrich, eds. 1987. A Utah Flora. Great Basin Naturalist Memoir 9: 1- 894. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. 894 pp.